The 2021 Ogden Music Festival Is Back!

The 2021 Ogden Music Festival Is Back!

Presented by the Ogden Friends of Acoustic Music. Bluegrass fans celebrate the end of the summer festival season in Ogden with another memorable music experience

Ogden, Utah — Ogden Friends of Acoustic Music (OFOAM) prepares for the 2021 Ogden Music Festival to end the summer festival season at Weber County’s beautiful Fort Buenaventura, September 3-5, Labor Day weekend. The Fort will be transformed into a world-class venue, featuring big names in traditional Americana and bluegrass music with a good dose of soul and mariachi. OFOAM looks forward to safely welcoming fans back to the heart of Ogden for this traditional family event after the unexpected year of 2020.

This year’s line-up includes award-winning artists Sierra Hull, Town Mountain, Dustbowl Revival, Mile Twelve, Sierra Ferrell, Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, The Brothers Comatose, The McCrary Sisters, Crying Uncle, Moriah & Friends, Wheelright, The Proper Way, and Mariachi Aguilas de la Esperanza. Additionally, more than a dozen seasoned local artists will be showcased as ‘tweeners,’ performing short sets between mainstage acts.

Health and safety is a big priority for OFOAM as they ensure the guidelines and protocols set by The Weber-Morgan Health Department will be met. This year, returning to the Ogden Music Festival is on-site camping and campground jams at the Fort, a Kids Zone with arts and crafts and games, and a separate workshop stage featuring instrument and band workshops by mainstage artists. Vendors will include artisans with original works, hand-made items, and other gifts, plus various local food and beverage offerings.

A new venture to fulfill OFOAM’s mission to get instruments into the hands of our community youth is The Raychel LeBlanc memorial WILL & WAY (Weber Instrument Lending Library for Weber Acoustic Youth) – to increase the quality and variety of the instruments in the Instrument Petting Zoo at the festival under the direction of Adam Kozlewski and Imagine Music. After the festival, instruments will be loaned to youth interested in playing but who have barriers to owning or renting an instrument. With OFOAM, where there’s a WILL, there’s a WAY!

Tickets are available online at OFOAM.org. As always, kids 16 and younger are free. Volunteers are needed and can get a 3-day pass for serving two 3-hour shifts during the festival weekend. Details for admissions, camping, volunteering, and all other festival info can be found at OFOAM.org.

About Ogden Friends of Acoustic Music (OFOAM): OFOAM’s mission is to provide and promote the community with live traditional and contemporary Americana music experiences. We aim to attract visitors from outside the region through these performances and help develop Weber County and Ogden as a destination for first-class arts events and recreation. We strive to raise awareness of the many benefits of exposure to Music and traditional instrument playing by providing music education opportunities focusing on youth and underserved audiences.

OFOAM is an all-volunteer 501-c-3 non-profit organization that contributes significantly to the vibrant arts and recreation community in Ogden. Over 60 percent of our operating budget is for artist fees. Far from being observers, attendees become active participants in the OFOAM Festival Community through kids activities, vending, sponsorship, volunteerism, and campground jams. Beyond the Music, people also fall in love with Weber County’s stunning natural beauty and recreational opportunities. OFOAM festivals become annual traditions for families and friends.

For more information about this year’s festival, please get in touch with Reba Nissen at (801) 682-6953 or at reba.ofoam@gmail.com.